Guest speaker Steve Cox speaks this week on James 3:13-18:

There is a great deal of difference between having knowledge and wisdom. Both are good, but wisdom is knowing how to best apply the knowledge you have. Scripture states that, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom”(Prov. 9:10). In our passage this week, James talks about there being two kinds of wisdom — a wisdom that is earthly in contrast to a wisdom that is from above, from God. Like many other aspects of our faith, James says the kind of wisdom you live by shows itself in how you live. James makes the point that to truly understand God’s Word is to put it into practice — to live out what God says. To help us see the difference and not be confused, James gives examples of both to help us choose.